TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of Biodegradable Textile Sizes from Soymeal
T2 - A Renewable and Cost-Effective Resource
AU - Zhao, Yi
AU - Xu, Helan
AU - Yang, Yiqi
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was financially supported by the United Soybean Board Domestic Programs (1440-512-5296), USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Multi-State Project S1054 (NEB 37-037) and Hatch Act), and the Agricultural Research Division at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Yi is grateful to China Scholarship Council and John and Louise Skala Fellowship for their financial support. We thank ADM for their help. The authors also thank Madhuri Palakurthi and Wei Li for their help of films testing.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Soymeal with high amount of solubles were used as raw materials of low-cost and biodegradable warp sizes, which have higher potential to replace non-biodegradable poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) for textile industry. Several protein-based materials have been studied to substitute non-biodegradable PVA sizes and remediate their environmental pollution. However, high cost and/or unsatisfied sizes properties make these protein-based sizes unattractive compared to PVA. In this research, soymeal extractant has been prepared as warp sizes and shown good sizes properties. Films elongation, adhesion, desizing efficiency and biodegradability of the developed soymeal-based sizes were higher than the sizes from physically modified soy protein isolates. Compared to the commercial PVA sizes, soymeal-based sizes showed higher adhesion and desizing efficiency but substantially lower chemical oxygen demand, indicating high potential of soymeal extractant for cleaner warp sizing. In addition, successful utilization of soymeal extractant in textile sizing will lead to value addition of agricultural byproducts.
AB - Soymeal with high amount of solubles were used as raw materials of low-cost and biodegradable warp sizes, which have higher potential to replace non-biodegradable poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) for textile industry. Several protein-based materials have been studied to substitute non-biodegradable PVA sizes and remediate their environmental pollution. However, high cost and/or unsatisfied sizes properties make these protein-based sizes unattractive compared to PVA. In this research, soymeal extractant has been prepared as warp sizes and shown good sizes properties. Films elongation, adhesion, desizing efficiency and biodegradability of the developed soymeal-based sizes were higher than the sizes from physically modified soy protein isolates. Compared to the commercial PVA sizes, soymeal-based sizes showed higher adhesion and desizing efficiency but substantially lower chemical oxygen demand, indicating high potential of soymeal extractant for cleaner warp sizing. In addition, successful utilization of soymeal extractant in textile sizing will lead to value addition of agricultural byproducts.
KW - Biodegradable warp sizes
KW - Effluents
KW - Polyvinyl alcohol
KW - Soymeal
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U2 - 10.1007/s10924-016-0811-6
DO - 10.1007/s10924-016-0811-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84982245195
SN - 1566-2543
VL - 25
SP - 349
EP - 358
JO - Journal of Polymers and the Environment
JF - Journal of Polymers and the Environment
IS - 2
ER -